Car - Velocity and Acceleration

Edit 0 4 …
Purpose - To measure and calculate instantaneous velocity and acceleration of a classmates car.

Materials- Car, Stopwatch, Stride length

Instantaneous Velocity
Car (Owner)
 Stride length of car
 My stride length (meter)
 Length of car (meter)
 Time for car to pass (bumper to bumper)
 Instantaneos Velocity of car (meter/sec)
v = d/t































Acceleration
Car (Owner)
 Stride length of ONE sidewalk
 Number of sidewalks between Signs
 My stride length (meter)
 Length of Sidewalk (meter)
 Time between Signs
 Acceleration of car
d = 1/2 at^2